After President Barack Obama‘s former National Security Advisor Susan Rice appeared on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, President Donald Trump went after her on Twitter. So Trump was either watching the program, which airs at 10:00 PM ET, live or was informed that while Rice was plugging her new …
Read More »Daniel Kaluuya's Production Company Tapped for New 'Barney' Movie
Get Out and Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya and his production company, 59%, are set to co-produce a new movie based on the iconic purple dinosaur, Barney. Kaluuya and his partners at 59% are developing the film with Valparaiso Pictures and Mattel Films. The announcement came with few details about …
Read More »Watch Sam Hunt Sing Reba's 'Fancy' at 'CMT Artists of the Year' Awards
There’s an acoustic segment during Sam Hunt‘s concerts where he performs hits by Nineties country divas. On Wednesday night, he revisited one of the biggest crowd-pleasers, Bobbie Gentry’s “Fancy,” in front of the artist who made it popular in the Nineties, Reba McEntire. Reba was among the honorees at the …
Read More »Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib to Endorse Bernie Sanders. Will It Matter?
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is holding a rally in New York City on Saturday, less than two weeks after suffering a heart attack he initially said would force him to scale back his campaign schedule. In promoting the event, Sanders’ campaign has teased a special guest who will join him …
Read More »Katy Perry Appeals Ruling in 'Dark Horse' Plagiarism Trial
Katy Perry, Capitol Records and the singer’s “Dark Horse” collaborators have filed an appeal to the verdict that ruled against them in the plagiarism case bought by Marcus Gray, a.k.a. Flame. The July verdict found that Perry and her team had copied aspects of their 2013 hit from a 2008 …
Read More »Elton John Defends Ellen DeGeneres Over George W. Bush Friendship
Elton John is the latest celebrity to defend Ellen DeGeneres’ friendship with former president George W. Bush, joining Reese Witherspoon and Kristen Bell who also stood by the talk show host. When asked about the situation in an interview with NPRwhile promoting his forthcoming autobiographyMeon Sunday, John said, “I admire …
Read More »Zac Brown Sues Ryan Tedder Over 'Nowhere Left to Go' Song Rights
Zac Brown has filed a lawsuit against Ryan Tedder over their collaboration “Nowhere Left to Go,” a song that featured on the country singer’s recent solo album The Controversy but was removed after the two artists tussled legally over the song’s rights. When the surprise eight-song The Controversy arrived digitally …
Read More »Trump Surrogate Brags About Pressing China for Biden Dirt
Last week, as President Donald Trump publicly asked China to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, a Trump surrogate was in Beijing pressing Chinese contacts for dirt on the Bidens — and claims they gave it to him. The revelationcomes from the Financial Times, which reports that Michael Pillsbury, …
Read More »Yungblud Taps Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds for 'Original Me'
Yungblud dubs himself “the original loser” on his booming new song “Original Me,” a collaboration with Imagine Dragons‘ Dan Reynolds. “I’m so sick of me, wake up and hate to breathe,” the British singer belts over blaring synths and drums. “And I pride myself in that — so dramatic, I’ll …
Read More »Members of Fleet Foxes, The Shins Performed 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' With Judy Collins
Dolly Parton’s surprise appearance may have grabbed most of the headlines during this past summer’s Newport Folk Festival, but one of the weekend’s most exciting moments came during the Sunday evening closing set when Fleet Foxes‘ Robin Pecknold, the Shins’ James Mercer and Eric Johnson (Fruit Bats) offered a note-by-note …
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